It is owned by Walmart, so they offer great prices. However, unlike US Walmart, it is 90% groceries and 10% other stuff, while at home Walmart is probably 75% other stuff. The produce and food are fresh, with an expansive selection that small markets closer to my flat do not offer.
Tonight, after a good 2 hour adventure through Asda to stock up (it's about a 30-minute bus ride), with very, very heavy bags, I learned to never again take driving to and from a grocery store for granted. My arms are still a bit shaky.
Fun fact: the city is very green, and they frown on you for using grocery bags. To ensure you never will again, the bags are very, very thin, and will most likely tear open on your way home (it has happened...twice). Instead, you buy reusable bags, which Asda sells for just 38 pence.
The bright side, however, is that after stocking up on groceries, Kat and I came home and made a DELICIOUS dinner of potato leek soup (from scratch), with some garlic & herb bread on the side,enjoyed over candle light. Yumm!
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